“fry”

Tamil Nadu Snack

Pavakkai Chips

Paper-thin bitter gourd chips fried crispy — the village way of making bitter gourd...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Jackfruit Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of tender raw jackfruit with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Nei Appam

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — nei appam.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Moringa Leaf Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of moringa leaves (muringa ila) with fresh coconut...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Sundal Verkadalai

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — sundal verkadalai.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Mango Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of semi-ripe mango with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thengai Burfi

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — thengai burfi.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Amaranth Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of amaranth leaves (cheera) with fresh coconut in...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Taro Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of taro root (chembu) with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Vanjaram Varuval

Seer fish pan-fry — thick kingfish steaks fried in sesame oil until a dark charred crust forms.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Palkova

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — palkova.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Bitter Gourd Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of bitter gourd (pavakka) with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy